Device for drying strips chiefly cinematographic and photographic films



I A. E. Phi/ Feb. 25, 1930. PHlLlPPE 2,748,188

DEVICE FOR DRYING STRIPS CHIEFLY CINEIATOGRAPHIG AND PEOTOGRAPHIG PILIS Filed June 4, 1928 Patented Feb. 25, 1930 1 5 UNITED STATES 'PA'T'E NT OFFICE j IRENE EMILE PHILIPPE, or TROYES, FRANCE, AssIeNoR 'ro AR'D E, Leon, VICTOR,

CLEMENT DEBBIE, or mars, FRANC DEVICE roR Dame STRIPS cRIEFLY cmamaroerm'rmc AND rno'rocmn rc rnms Application filed. June 4, 1928, Serial No. 282,837, and in France July 27, 1927.

My invention has for its object a simple and efiicient device .for drying simultaneously two traveling strips, chiefly photographic or cinematographic films by means of a nozzle adapted to blow a fluid such as air simultaneously over both sides of the two strips disposed side by side.

A form of execution of'my invention is shown by way of example on accompanying drawing,'in which: Fig. 1 is a front view of signature.-

RENE EMILE PHILIPPE.

one form of the invention which: allows two I films moving parallel to eachother to be dried simultaneously, and Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

The films 1, 1' passing out of the revealing, fixing, tinting, toning and washing machine or of the developing frame pass in frpnt of the double nozzlearra'ngement 7. Air is admitted. through the pipe 8 into the said arrangement disposed between the two films and each end of which is provided with a notch9, 9' through which the corresponding film is adapted to pass. Thus the current ofv air arrives simultaneously through the nozzle 7 on both sides of the two films 1 and 1-', after being discharged through apertures provided in the surfaces of the notches.

Of course ifdesired several nozzles of the 4 traveling stri s disposed side by'side comprising a dou 1e nozzle adapted to be disposed between' the 'two strips, said nozzle having outlets for discharging a fluid laterally over both strips, the lateral ends of the 

